What Japanese farms do you source from?

We work closely with and source our Japanese A5 Wagyu directly from Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Kobe, and Shodishima (Olive Wagyu) prefectures.

Do Japanese Wagyu cattle get massages and drink beer or sake?

Contrary to popular belief, the magnificent marbling and exceptional taste of Japanese A5 Wagyu comes mainly from its unique genetics — the Tajima bloodline subset of the Kuroge Washu breed, native to Japan. Although each farm’s practices vary, maintaining each animal’s well-being and nutrition is an essential part of every Wagyu Beef farmer’s core focus. However, massages or feeding the animals beer or sake is most certainly not a part of any farmer’s routine.

Can I order Japanese Wagyu regularly?

Yes! In fact, we have the world’s only Japanese Wagyu membership, which gives you FREE shipping, plus early access to debuts like Kobe Beef.

Japanese Wagyu - Crowd Cow

Authentic A5 Wagyu from Japan, hand-selected for exquisite marbling, flavor, and luxurious mouthfeel.

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How to achieve "A5" status

The rating system consists of a letter and a number. The letter represents yield quality, which essentially means how much usable meat was on the animal. “A” is superior, “B” is average, and “C” is inferior. Or in plain English, our “A” here means that our cow gave an exceptionally high yield of usable meat. The digit, between 1 and 5, represents where the quality falls on a number of characteristics, including marbling level.

Myths & Facts: Wagyu

One thing that’s become increasingly evident in the course of our research and travels to Japan is the fact that there’s a scary amount of myths out there about A5 Wagyu from Japan. So we thought we’d do some mythbusting.

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